The intellectual property war between networking rivals Arista Networks Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. intensified Jan. 25 as Arista lobbed antitrust counterclaims at Cisco in the copyright lawsuit Cisco filed in 2014 as part of an IP offensive against its smaller rival.
Cisco accuses Arista of blatantly incorporating Cisco technology into its products. Arista states in counterclaims that Cisco has “embarked on a deliberate scheme to use its monopoly power illegally to suppress competition” in the network switch and router market. Arista also says that Cisco claims a copyright interest in technology that it previously allowed competitors to use as part of industry standards.
PERJURY CHARGES TOSSED IN PA.
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